Dodge Grand Caravan Complaints

13,518 consumer complaints on file.

#727914August 14, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
BELT KEEPS COMING LOOSE FROM THE SYSTEM, IS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ALL THE TIME. I AM SURE THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND IS THE MANUFACTURER GOING TO FIX IT? OR DO I GET STUCK FOR THE REPAIRS AGAIN? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727815August 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HEADING OUT ON VACATION, CRUISING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. CROSSED MULTIPLE LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. STOPPED, INSPECTED, RESTARTED ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED FEET. CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". LIMPED BACK TO THE DEALER. VERDICT: NEW TRANNY REQUIRED. COST: $2475 (NOT INCLUDING THE 8.5% SALES TAX). AFTER MOMENTS ON THE INTERNET, DISCOVERED THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. WE'RE ANGRY THAT WE WERE ENDANGERED BY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867704August 14, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS/ CV JOINTS UNDER THE LEFT DRIVER SEAT HAVE GONE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING. ALSO, SHE HAD TWO OTHER DODGE PRODUCTS, MINI VANS IN WHICH BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727720August 12, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
APPROACHED RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, WENT THROUGH RED LIGHT. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. AFTERWARD, THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727598August 11, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
SUDDEN STOPS RESULT IN GRINDING NOISES FROM THE ABS SYSTEM. NOTICED COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727466August 10, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVER HAS BECOME "FOGGY" ON THE OUTSIDE WHICH IS DISTORTING THE ACTUAL HEADLIGHT COVERAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727062August 8, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
THE VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING, COOLING SYSTEM, ETC. WHEN THE TENSIONER WENT BAD AND THE ENGINE BELT CAME OFF. MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION ADVISED THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS TENSIONERS ON THIS MAKE/MODEL, AND THEY'RE SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL - ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE DANGER INVOLVED. THE DEALER (HERB GORDON DODGE) ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TENSIONER, AND THAT IT IS "NORMAL WEAR" FOR IT TO GO BAD AT 76,000 MILES. IN CASE THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE, I WANTED TO REPORT IT. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727017August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS. VEHICLE IS UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO OVERHEATING. THIS STRANDED FAMILY WITH SMALL CHILDREN BOTH TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727067August 8, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727115August 8, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS UNSURE ABOUT THIS BEING A SAFTEY ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IF WINDSHEILDS WERE ATTACHED TO PEELING PAINT THAT IT COULD POSE A PROBLEM. I TRUST THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DECIDE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867209August 8, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, AIR BAGS
HORN WILL NOT WORK AT TIMES, AND AIR BAG LIGHT WILL STAY ON. A SPRING CAME OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726918August 7, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PART BREAKS OFF AT SHOULDER. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PART WAS CRACKED IN THE HEAT TREATING PROCESS WHEN IT WAS MADE BASED ON THE DISCOLORATION IN THE AREA WHERE THE CRACK WAS LOCATED. FAILURE OF THE PART , WHICH IS SUDDEN, DISSABLES THE POWER STEERING AND THE WATER PUMP. ENGINE FAILURE WILL FOLLOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726768August 5, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE TACKOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FLATLINED TO 0 THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL, THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL, HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. THE TRANSMISSION HAD A TOTAL FAILURE IN THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE WIPERS OCCASIONALLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND CYCLE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN STOP AND OCCASIONALLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD (THIS HAS BEEN TOTHE DEALER IN MADISON HEIGHTS, VA SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE LEFT SPEAKERS ON THE SOUND SUYSTEM PERIODICALLY GO OFF AND ON WHILE THE SYSTEM IS ON. THE STARTER WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED THE END OF JUNE, 2000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866837August 4, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00020, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VAN. THIS WAS A FIRESTONE TIRE, SIZE P20570R15. MILEAGE ON THE TIRE WAS LESS THAN 30,000. FIRESTONE OR THE DEALERSHIP WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNTIL LAST WEEK. OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE A CLAIM UNLESS THE TIRE WAS MAILED TO FIRESTONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726516August 3, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF . TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CONTROL MODULE & KICK SPRING ARE BAD . CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNLESS PAY I FOR IT . MY QUESTION IS HOW CAN SOMETHING GO BAD THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED. NOT TO MENTION THE HORN DOESN'T WORK EVEN THOUGH THE FUSE IS GOOD AND MY WIPERS COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM. THIS IS ALL IN THE STEERING COLUM, HOW IRONIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726527August 3, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE TOP OF THE VAN, AS WELL AS THE HOOD AND THE TAILGATE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726410August 2, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1)CLOCK SPRING ASSY. FAILED DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT CAUSES AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON DISABLING AIR BAG, CRUISE AND HORN ALSO WONT WORK. I HAVE A DIGITAL PICTURE OF THE FAILED PART IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT. 2) BELT TENSIONER JUST BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSING NO POWRER STEERING AND VERY LITTLE BRAKES. APPEARED THE STUD THAT GOES THROUGH IT SNAPPED INTO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553283July 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726275July 31, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EXITING HIGHWAY AT 43 MPH DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL 2 TIMES WITH NO BRAKING ACTION OBSERVED. SLOWED TO 35 MPH AND TRIED PEDAL 1 MORE TIME WITH NO STOPPING ACTION. USED TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE COMPRESSION TO SLOW VEHICLE. COASTED TO A STOP AND NOTICED SMOKE EMINATING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE WITH THE "SMELL" OF BRAKES PREVALENT. NO INTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ANY TIME. FIX: REPLACED REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS AND SHOES (EXCESSIVE WEAR NOTED), AND DRUMS TURNED. PROBABLE CAUSE UNIDENTIFIED (EXCESSIVE WEAR UNUSUAL FOR HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN - FRONT BRAKES ALL NORMAL) FELT TO ME LIKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE WITH RESULTING ZERO PRESSURE IN SYSTEM AND NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726286July 31, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOST POWER STEERING. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS AT HIGHER SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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